Cabinet for graphophones, graphophone-records, or the like.



W. J. Mew/m. HPHNS. GRAPHPH UNE RE BABNET FR GRM MERDE. HR THE LIKE:

{Application film Sept. 13, 1900,

(No Windel.)

WITNESS/5S Patented july I5. 1902. W. J. WECDEJITT.

GRAPHPHNE RECCIRUS. UH THE UKE.

SABINE? FR GHAPHUPHNES.

(No Motief.)

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iVl'LldAlii J. MCDEVITT, 0F PHILADELPHiA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CABINET FOR GRAPHOPHONES, GRAPl-iOPHONE-RECORDS, 0R THE LliiE.

SEECIlI-GATXON forming part of Letters Patent lilo. 705,009, dated July 123,180.9. l Application filed September 13, 1900., Berici No. 29,895. (iin model To @ZZ wlw/0m it may concern:

Be it known that li, WILMAM J. MCDEVITT, :i citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia., in tliccounty of Philadelphia and State of Pen nsylvsnia, have invented cer-l tain new and useful improvements in Cabineisi'or Contnining Grnphophones, Graphophoz1e;Records, or the Litre, oivvhicli the fuif lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an impressed construction ci cabinet for holding graphephones, graphophonenecords, and the like; and my object is to produce a cabinet for this purpose Whose capacity in comparison with the cabinets now in use will be greatly increased and wherein also each record will be held scparatel;7 and independently, thus preventing any possibility oit'` the surfaces thereof becoming; injured. or defaced, the several parts of the cabinet beingso arranged that its interior ie'readily accessible and the desired record seen at a glance and quickly reeched and when not in actual use said cabi- .net may be secured against intermeddlers.

lniy invention further provides Ineens for supporting the horn, which latter is made in sections end adapted to telescope one section 'within the other, said supporting means being so constructed and arranged as to fold' up ont oi' the Way when not in use.

invention consists of the novel fentures of construction and arrangement of perts,`al1 of which will lie hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. n

Figure l represents o perspective View of a cabinet constructed according to my invention, the horn beinn'siiown connected up with a nrephophone in the interiorof the cabinet. Fig. 2 represents a central vertical section thereof. Fig. Eirepreselnts a side eievaiion of the cabinet. Fig. i represents detailper spective view of one of the Arecordholders, nud. Fig. 5 represents a central iongitndinel section ci the horn, Fig. @represents de elevation oi a portion of the taining up the slack of the-bein ilimilar referencennnlerals indicate corrsponding parte in ali the figures of the dreier lngrs.M 4

Referring to said drawings. designates a ineens ior' cabinet, which may be oi any size and de sired ornementation, said csbinct being pio' vided with a drswer2 near its lower entremityfthe latter beingintended for use in holding the telescopic horn above rei-erred to.

3 designates two rollers nrranged transu versely in thecabinet l, seid rollers keine1 snpported in ndjnstehle hearings i nud losing adapted to carry an endless belt 5, to which latter a series of slats G are secured in any desired or convenient meneer.

7 designntes the record-holders or cyiin drical supports, AWirinh ere secured to the slats ing left between seid standards'i) and holders 7 for the acctimmodation of the record-cjvlin` ders, as cleailiy shown in Fig. 2. Springs 'li coact with the latches 8 in such manner that when theyifire in open or closed position they will be held nntiipositively released,as clearly shown in Fig. i.

The rollers 3 are arranged within the cabi net l in such manner that the endless belt will whien 'n position thereon incline ontwerdly `at tile lower endof the cabinet, and in orden that any elecig in seid eelt may he taken up I provide adjustable journal-noxes i2, which move in stationery gnidevvays 13, secured to the slides ofthe cabinet. The journals l2 are `each provided with n threaded opening 14E for the reception oi? the threaded ends of rods l5, theV latter passing through openings in the ,guides/aye i3. Coliers 1G are placed upon theirorls l5 and bear against the upper edges of the guideivays i3 in order that longitudinal movement oi' said rods may loe prevented, end the threaded ende ci erich ci the` rods. are disposed to the right and leit, respectively, so that *oy rota-tion of sind rods ihejonrnais i2 will he moved in opposite dirsctions to tighten or loosen' the endless heit, es will loe eppnrent.

The upper roller 3 ie provided with a spindie 17, which is squared erA otherwise fashioned to 'receive thereon a nrenlr. 18, hy which niesns rotation is given to Saidroller, which, in tnrn moves sprociizet-Wheels lil, secnred to and ndeach ot the rollers, the teethof which engage the openings arranged along the edges of the belt, and thus give rotation thereto.

QOdesignates a shelf arranged near the npper extremity of the cabinet, on which the graphophone 2l is held, the-latter communieating, througha flexible tube 22 and 22, with the horn 23, said horn being supported and held in position by means of a folding bracket 24.

The bracket 24 is pivotally secured to a block 25, fastened to the side of the cabinet 1 and consists of. said pivotal member 2G and an arm 47, `which projects therefrom, the same being pivoted to said member 26 and pro vided nearits opposite or free extremity witha fork 28, which engages the outer end of the horn and prevents a displacement thereof.

29 designates a brace-rod which is pivotall'y secured to the member 26, the lowerfree end of Said rod being adapted to enter a socket formed in a block 30, and thus give support to the bracketifllwhen the parts are in operative position. When not in use, the tube 22 is disconnected from the graphophone-tube 22 and the sections of Vthe horn are telescoped one within the other, the top or flanged end 3l having been first removed and placed within the drawer in the bottom ot' the cabinet, after which the brace-rod 29 is removed from its socket, allowing the members 26 and 27 of the bracket 24 to drop and lie against the side of' the cabinet out of the it will be apparent from the foregoing that my invention provides in a very simple and inexpensive manner a'cabinet which is particularly well adapted f or the purposes intended, it being evident that the arrangement of the record-holders is such that a very large number of record-cylinders can be accommodated in a minimum amount of space i roaooe and at the same time the said record-cylinders are held firmly against displacement b v means of the spring-latches S, referred to, which latter also provide a surface whereon the name or names of the pieces may be placed, so as to quickly identify them when required for use.

, I claimy l. A cabinet for the purposes described,

posed movable record-holders, comprisingk cylindrical supportshaving exposed or free outer ends, means for locking records on said holders, said means being mounted at one side of-and adjacen .'.t'o said holders, and means for moving said record-hlders so as to bring the desired holder into p'bsition for removing or replacing ak record.

il. A cabinet for the purposes described, having an endless belt adapted to-move therein, a plurality of juxtaposed record-holders arranged on said belt, and comprising cylindrical supports having exposed or tree outer ends, said means being mounted at one side of and adjacent to said holders, means for locking records on said holders, and means for moving said belt so as to bring the desired holder into position for removing or replacing a record.

WILLIAM J. MODEVITT. Witnesses:

J. A. RENNIE, 'W. M. MoDEvIrT. 

